BEATsep – prestigious European grant HORIZON EUROPE is coming to Brno
The Cellular and Molecular Immunoregulation (CMI) research team of the International Clinical Research Centre (ICRC) has been awarded a prestigious international HORIZON EUROPE grant. The project will focus on research into sepsis and septic…
Brno scientists get closer to the future treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
A team of 23 scientists from Brno has come significantly closer to answering the question of how to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia and leads to gradual dependence on the daily help of another…
ICRC and FaF MU: joining forces for better diagnosis and treatment
On Friday 9 June 2023, the Director of St. Anne's University Hospital Brno (FNUSA), Ing. Vlastimil Vajdák, and the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University (FaF MU), prof. PharmDr. Mgr. David Vetchý, Ph.D., signed an agreement on…
Celebrating a decade of Moravian collaboration in clinical studies
Representatives of Brno hospitals and IQVIA gathered on Wednesday, 19th April 2023, to celebrate 10 years of collaboration in innovative clinical studies. Members of the Moravian Prime Site, a unique space for collaboration in the design and…
FAST heroes are coming to Czech schools. Together with children and their grandparents they will learn how to fight against stroke.
Schoolchildren in the Czech Republic have the opportunity to take part in the global experiential learning programme Heroes FAST, which aims to teach children to recognise the signs of stroke and to be able to call for help immediately. The…
Like a Michelin star: ERC grant holder Adam Williamson joins the ICRC
International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) saw a successful start of the year 2023 welcoming Dr. Adam Williamson aboard. A renowned neuroscientist, who just received a prestigious ERC Consolidator grant, opens a new Neuromodulation Technology…
Czech high-frequency ECG celebrates another success
The second US patent has been awarded to a team of scientists from the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) in Brno, the 3rd Faculty of Medicine of Charles University (3. LF UK), the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech…
ICRC concludes its MAGNET project on ageing
The project entitled “Unveiling the molecular determinants of aging to design new therapeutics (MAGNET)” has now successfully concluded at the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) in Brno. Its main focus was research of selected…
We have identified a new potential target for the treatment of heart failure
Heart failure is the leading cause of death worldwide. Scientists at the International Clinical Research Centre (ICRC) in Brno have identified a potential target for the treatment of heart disease that is related to the location and function…
Scientists developed a new method for discovering more efficient enzymes
Nature cannot do without enzymes – proteins that speed up chemical reactions in all living organisms. For example, we owe our beer and wine to enzymes; we wouldn't enjoy hard cheeses and, in principle, wouldn't do laundry without them. But…
